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nepal and turkey,andchinaandelsewhere. you are very welcome here. we are very grateful to you. [applause] before i ever appeared on the jon stewart show, my daughter told me years ago when she was just a little older than you that more people in her generation got their news from jon stewart that from the network news. [applause] at first, i thought it sounded a little weird. but i can tell you now, i have been on jon stewart's show to talk about two of the three books i have written since i left the white house. he clearly had read them. he knew what the facts were. he had been well briefed. and every other time i've been on there, he really seemed to me to have put in more time and more preparation and ask more serious question, while poking a little fun at me along the way, then anyone else who has interviewed me. in short, he has done what we need to do more of in our schools. he makes learning fun, and it is still learning. please welcome jon stewart. [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. hello, how are you guys? how are you? [cheers] it is an absolute honor to be

nepal and turkey, and china and elsewhere. you are very welcome here. we are very grateful to you. [applause] before i ever appeared on the jon stewart show, my daughter told me years ago when she was just a little older than you that more people in her generation got their news from jon stewart that from the network news. [applause] at first, i thought it sounded a little weird. but i can tell you now, i have been on jon stewart's show to talk about two of the three books i have written since...

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of our economy with the united kingdom? germany?france?china? no.question? no. brazil? no. our country and economy is less worse than any other major country, so could things get worse? yes, they could get worse, and that is as someone who is not been a big fan of president obama. guest: i would say that rose's view that the majority of the country needs a change, if you look at the country headed in the right direction, about two thirds of americans, between 30% generally say the right direction. the desire for change is strong got there. it is fueled and continues to feel the term campaign. host: how do you compare that with president obama being at a high approval rating? guest: his ratings are up in comparison to the other two candidates. there is aeat, but good point in the follow-up question to the change -- what kind of change? who is bringing the change? so that the republicans have dominated a different candidate who is more traditional and had more therience and talked more way politicians talk, that is using language that demonstrates a maturity and caution and serio

of our economy with the united kingdom? germany? france? china? no. question? no. brazil? no. our country and economy is less worse than any other major country, so could things get worse? yes, they could get worse, and that is as someone who is not been a big fan of president obama. guest: i would say that rose's view that the majority of the country needs a change, if you look at the country headed in the right direction, about two thirds of americans, between 30% generally say the right...

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at 9:15, the impact of new leadershipinchinaonu.s. relations. president obama traveling in parts of asia. we will have those segments, plus, we will take a look at the papers and take your phone calls as well "washington journal ."shington, we will see you then. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, a discussion on the future of u.s. diplomacy. after that, a forum on the effectiveness of al-qaeda in yemen. >> a former state department officials from the obama and george w. bush administration's discuss public diplomacy in a tough budget in vermont. the discuss the effectiveness of student exchange programs and government-backed broadcasting outlets, like "voice of america." the george washington school of international affairs hosted this event tuesday. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> that is public diplomacy in action. [laughter] i'm a professor here at gw and the director of the institute for public policy and global communication. you can find us on twitter @ip dgc. we're also on faceb

at 9:15, the impact of new leadership in china on u.s. relations. president obama traveling in parts of asia. we will have those segments, plus, we will take a look at the papers and take your phone calls as well "washington journal ."shington, we will see you then. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, a discussion on the future of u.s. diplomacy. after that, a forum on the effectiveness of...

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register.chinahasabout a quarter of a million registered. probably at least that many more registered for fear of political reprisal of one kind of another. russia used to have -- but mr. putin seems to think they are a threat. in some ways, they are. in ways that are positive. i remember thinking about the freedom component of ngo movement. there was a hilarious cartoon that appeared in many newspapers in america. the middle of my second term, when i was in a long-running battle, in this cartoon i'm speaking to a political leader and say, you ought to allow more political liberty. you keep putting these people in jail. they would be out there speaking on the street corner. he said, yeah. and -- would be in our jail making tennis shoes. it was a cartoon, so it was really funny. [laughter] made me rethink our position on liberty. [laughter] they have pushed the envelope of liberty and political responsiveness in a way that i think is very positive. having had the benefit of about 40 years of experience in politics and in ngos, i have reached the firm conclusion that 21st-cen

register. china has about a quarter of a million registered. probably at least that many more registered for fear of political reprisal of one kind of another. russia used to have -- but mr. putin seems to think they are a threat. in some ways, they are. in ways that are positive. i remember thinking about the freedom component of ngo movement. there was a hilarious cartoon that appeared in many newspapers in america. the middle of my second term, when i was in a long-running battle, in this...

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recent decades between the united states and india, and his outreachtochina, thepeople's republic of china as well. so just remember presidents have a very full plate in addition to their domestic responsibilities, and i would say over time -- it is not going to happen today or tomorrow -- but over time i think the president bush is going to be evaluated for the entirety of his foreign-policy and not just the war on terror and the two wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> mr. goss and then dr. eisenberg. goss: i was good going to say, if those who remember that era 2001 and 2002, when we were talking about weapons of mass destruction, the conventional wisdom was they were there, and it was not just something that was manufactured. it was every intelligence organization on a global basis with whom the networks were talking to each other, and there was a lot of different information coming from a lot of different sectors. it was all a little bit sort of whifty information. there were some things that were pretty clear. one was that saddam hussein's sons had given information and

recent decades between the united states and india, and his outreach to china, the people's republic of china as well. so just remember presidents have a very full plate in addition to their domestic responsibilities, and i would say over time -- it is not going to happen today or tomorrow -- but over time i think the president bush is going to be evaluated for the entirety of his foreign-policy and not just the war on terror and the two wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> mr. goss and then...

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russiaandchina. >>more on lantos tonight at 8:00 on c-span q and a. >> a speech calling for the u.s. to play a leadership role. former secretary of state condolezza rice suggest making a confident at home. speaking at the heritage foundation in washington, the secretary spoke with the resolute -- role of the united states and international affair. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. ladies and gentlemen i'm pleased to welcome you to the heritage foundation, for this timely and important event, it is timely because of events overseas are constantly raising questions about our national security as we saw yesterday, with north korean test of launch of ballistic missile. timely because foreign policy has been topic of great interest during the presidential debates. it's important because americans are debating how we respond to events not only in north korea but in afghanistan, iran, syria and other hot spots. there are many questions raised by the actions of the obama administrations, actions that suggest that the president wants to change the way the united sta

russia and china. >> more on lantos tonight at 8:00 on c-span q and a. >> a speech calling for the u.s. to play a leadership role. former secretary of state condolezza rice suggest making a confident at home. speaking at the heritage foundation in washington, the secretary spoke with the resolute -- role of the united states and international affair. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. ladies and gentlemen i'm pleased to welcome you to the heritage...

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auto industry and the korean car industryandchina. thisis a business model that is highly competitive and customer focus than in relentless pursuit of low-cost. in higher education, i found something quite different. there were routine increases in tuition, revenue model that outpaced inflation by a significant amount will focus on actual costs. when i joined i b tech in 2007, higher education did not look like a sustainable model. we made quality and efficiency changes in our plan and started to reduce internal cost and improve outcomes. let me share some examples -- we instituted a single book store for our campuses and cap the number of textbooks required. one unified bookstore with greater purchasing power translated into fewer and less costly textbooks for our students. the centralized purchasing system led by a single executive and state what contracts in computers and data networks and furniture and copiers and telecommunications and health care. this year, we joined the state of indiana to have a single prescription management program for all state employees includ

auto industry and the korean car industry and china. this is a business model that is highly competitive and customer focus than in relentless pursuit of low-cost. in higher education, i found something quite different. there were routine increases in tuition, revenue model that outpaced inflation by a significant amount will focus on actual costs. when i joined i b tech in 2007, higher education did not look like a sustainable model. we made quality and efficiency changes in our plan and...

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china. hestepped into one of the most partisan and shark-infested environments in recent history. he set a bar that was extremely tough to match. frankly, if the economy continues to recover and if we are not attacked again here in a consequential way, plus if health care end up expanding services, cutting costs, and providing quality care, and if a republican is not elected in 2016, i think his legacy could actually be quite a significant one. host: among the questions in the book, how important are individuals in the broader current of history and how much do they matter in comparison to the broader forces that shape their times? guest: the great debate between what is more important, circumstances or the individual. karl marx argued that men make history, but rarely as they please. one of the points i'm trying to get across is that character is important and individuals are critically important. but you must anchor the individuals in circumstances in which they find themselves. great presidents can not simply create transformative change without the right set of circumstances.

china. he stepped into one of the most partisan and shark-infested environments in recent history. he set a bar that was extremely tough to match. frankly, if the economy continues to recover and if we are not attacked again here in a consequential way, plus if health care end up expanding services, cutting costs, and providing quality care, and if a republican is not elected in 2016, i think his legacy could actually be quite a significant one. host: among the questions in the book, how...

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the world, the united states embassyinchina. iunderstand better than anyone on the stage to complex national security implications we will face going forward with what we know is the most complex and challenging relationship of the 20th century, that with china. >> governor romney? >> you have a question? >> the governor has just said he can speak better than anyone else. >> he can do a lot better than barack obama. let's put it that way. we have a president with no experience and leadership. he never let a business or a city or state. as a result, he learned on the job being president of the united states and he's made one error after another related to foreign policy. the most serious of which relates to iran. we a nation which is intent on becoming nuclear. iran has pursued their ambition without having a crippling sanctions against them. the president was silent when a million voices took to the streets. he stood at -- he should have stood up and said we're with you and he should have before a plan that shows we have a plan to remove their plans to go nuclear. this is a

the world, the united states embassy in china. i understand better than anyone on the stage to complex national security implications we will face going forward with what we know is the most complex and challenging relationship of the 20th century, that with china. >> governor romney? >> you have a question? >> the governor has just said he can speak better than anyone else. >> he can do a lot better than barack obama. let's put it that way. we have a president with no...

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control our own economicfuture.china, germany,they are making these investments. i am not going to feed those jobs of the future to those countries. i expect those new energy sources to be built right here in the united states. that will help jeremy get a job. it will also make sure you are not paying as much money for gas. >> let's look at the president's policies as opposed to the rhetoric. we have had four years of policies being played out. the president is right in terms of the additional oil production. none of it came on federal land. oil production is down 14% this year on federal land. gas production is down 9%. the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands and in federal waters. where did the increase come from? a lot of it came from north dakota. the administration brought a criminal action against the people drilling up there for oil. this massive new resource we have. what was the cost? 25 birds were killed. they brought out a bird act. i want to make sure we use our oil, coal, gas, nuclear, and renewables. i believe very mu

control our own economic future. china, germany, they are making these investments. i am not going to feed those jobs of the future to those countries. i expect those new energy sources to be built right here in the united states. that will help jeremy get a job. it will also make sure you are not paying as much money for gas. >> let's look at the president's policies as opposed to the rhetoric. we have had four years of policies being played out. the president is right in terms of the...

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opportunity do thatinchinaonthe chinese .ountryside with the premier i looked him straight in the eye tear said mr. president, it down this wall. you should have seen in his face. i love america. it is full of americans. i believe republican and democrat and john mccain to come together. i believe in bipartisan by bipartinsan -- ship. >> there is the church and there is the steeple. open the door and see the people. they're happy and wiggling. there is me and senator kennedy on the front row. >> i cannot have said that better myself. regulate good-looking guy right there is steve bridges -- ruggedly a good-looking guy right there is steve bridges. he is a fine talent. in fact, he did all my debates ry.h senator kerre he did most of my news conferences. i want to thank steve for excepting my invitation to be part of this fun evening. my invitation to be part of this funding. it is important to be able to laugh at this job. thank you for giving us a chance to laugh. i want to share one more thing with you, something in that is never far from my mind. god bless our troops. got less t

opportunity do that in china on the chinese .ountryside with the premier i looked him straight in the eye tear said mr. president, it down this wall. you should have seen in his face. i love america. it is full of americans. i believe republican and democrat and john mccain to come together. i believe in bipartisan by bipartinsan -- ship. >> there is the church and there is the steeple. open the door and see the people. they're happy and wiggling. there is me and senator kennedy on the...

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collapse of italy. there are 30,000 to 50,000 -- 30 million to 50 million apartment unitsinchinathatare vacant. people are worried about the real-estate bubble there. we need to focus on what we can control. rican now control, we can now give it a jump start by passing this jobs bill. the vast majority of the independent validates say it will create the 21.7000002 million jobs. it will increase the growth of gdp by a couple of percentage points. the things we can control are the things that frustrate me the most that we are not able to get done. >> what is more to get it done? the president is campaigning for it, but even though it believed it right, in this town that is not enough. >> i take what is core to happen is we have to challenge -- as you have reported, i have a good personal relationship with eric cantor. i have a great relationship with john boehner. i know what they are against, but i do not know what they are for. there was a report that these sessions -- pete sessions said after the jobs bill was at traduced that obama had his back to the wall. why should we help them

collapse of italy. there are 30,000 to 50,000 -- 30 million to 50 million apartment units in china that are vacant. people are worried about the real-estate bubble there. we need to focus on what we can control. rican now control, we can now give it a jump start by passing this jobs bill. the vast majority of the independent validates say it will create the 21.7000002 million jobs. it will increase the growth of gdp by a couple of percentage points. the things we can control are the things...

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againstthechinasandthe mexicos and the indias we add all these costs of regulations and tacks on top of everything else. that is what is going on in this election. we need support not just for the top of the ticket, but for the republicans who are running for the united states senate and the united states house of representatives. and one of the top targets to the democrats is our own senator ron johnson. we've got to send him back to the d.c. [applause] and just remember, we had 18 years of an ineffective russ feingold. audience: boo! he brags about the fact that he is a supporter of the bill of rights, and then he passed the mccain-feingold bill, which has been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court several times for infringing upon every one of our first amendment rights of freedom of speech and freedom of political expression. russ feingold, despite what he says, has ripped up the bill of ights. let's not give him a chance to rip it up still further. our constitution means something. the framers did the right thing. james madison's prose was great. he not only wrote the c

against the chinas and the mexicos and the indias we add all these costs of regulations and tacks on top of everything else. that is what is going on in this election. we need support not just for the top of the ticket, but for the republicans who are running for the united states senate and the united states house of representatives. and one of the top targets to the democrats is our own senator ron johnson. we've got to send him back to the d.c. [applause] and just remember, we had 18 years...

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energy security is now in the handsofchina, iran,and other opec nations. that is not a good choice. the keystone pipeline is the right thing to do to create jobs and make our nation more energy secure. i would like to yield the balance of my time to congressman terry from nebraska. >> can i reject that? i appreciate the opportunity. >> i recognize the gentleman from california for five minutes. >> the topic we are discussing is the keystone pipeline. the republicans are like keystone kops in the way they handled this issue. they have been going out on a limb to get the pipeline approved, even to the point where a tax cut for middle-class americans and unemployment benefits, the bill was held up to make sure there was a provision that gives special treatment to the keystone pipeline. these brilliant people put in a provision that said the president had to decide the issue within a certain period of time. the president said he wanted to get all the facts first. now they have come up with a bill -- this is a remarkable bill. i wish people would read it. this is the pipeline in

energy security is now in the hands of china, iran, and other opec nations. that is not a good choice. the keystone pipeline is the right thing to do to create jobs and make our nation more energy secure. i would like to yield the balance of my time to congressman terry from nebraska. >> can i reject that? i appreciate the opportunity. >> i recognize the gentleman from california for five minutes. >> the topic we are discussing is the keystone pipeline. the republicans are...

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not like it is root -- was before. there is now a two, three, andfour.chinaisrising, other nations are rising -- i think that is terrific. that is lifting people out of poverty. i tell my audiences that we are still the shining city on the hill. a place to look to for inspiration it we must never lose that position. i would say to the next president -- first and foremost, before we can fully occupy that shining place on the hill, we have to fix our economy. people are unhappy because we have an economy that is not doing what we think it should do. the other thing i would point out is that, somehow, you have to find a way to get beyond the political fighting taking place in this town, and ask in a very personal way, not just policy, for the purpose of debating strong views pro and con, but for discussion. we have got to get past a politics of destruction. i do not know how you do this, but you have to figure out a way to bring the american media system under control so that it is concerned with informing us and not just fighting for market share from the latest story of the day abou

not like it is root -- was before. there is now a two, three, and four. china is rising, other nations are rising -- i think that is terrific. that is lifting people out of poverty. i tell my audiences that we are still the shining city on the hill. a place to look to for inspiration it we must never lose that position. i would say to the next president -- first and foremost, before we can fully occupy that shining place on the hill, we have to fix our economy. people are unhappy because we...

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position. host: talking about secretary clinton costs traveltochinaandu.s.-china relations. thank you. tomorrow, our national affairs columnist and the author of "who is counting?" 7:45 a.m. us at a 30 a.m., ala -- at 8:30 a.m., alan comles. and then aid to egypt in their transition to democracy. your calls starting tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. thank you for joining us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> june is for the presidential debates live on c-span. next, democrats discussed the 2012 election. first, pollster dole ben sun -- bolstered joel benenson. then nancy pelosi and then gene sperling. >> so how do students cheat? let me count the ways. [laughter] researchers conducted in 1993 study that tallied the cheating activities reported by students in various service through the years. the laundry list includes copying from another students exam, taking an exam and for someone else, purchasing term papers, copying materials without footnoting, faking a list to avoid an exam, using a four books during an e

position. host: talking about secretary clinton costs travel to china and u.s.-china relations. thank you. tomorrow, our national affairs columnist and the author of "who is counting?" 7:45 a.m. us at a 30 a.m., ala -- at 8:30 a.m., alan comles. and then aid to egypt in their transition to democracy. your calls starting tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. thank you for joining us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]...

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andchina. thiseased the tensions of the cold war at that time. and he did this at the same time that he was helping restore america's confidence in its role in international affairs following the collapse of cambodia and the fall of saigon. he was also able to focus the attention of the world and his country on other important matters. persuaded israel and egypt to accept an interim truce agreement, the first ever for the two countries. he was the first president to begin to emphasize the need for regulatory reform and the first president to call for a national energy policy. he was an early supporter of majority rule in south africa and he was a strong proponent of equal rights for women. did he accomplished everything he set out to accomplish? no, but he reversed our course and moved the country forward against strong and difficult headwinds. if there is a tragedy and president ford's term as president, it is not based on anything he did in the white house. nor is it based on anything that he did not do. no. the tragedy of president ford's service is that the american people d

and china. this eased the tensions of the cold war at that time. and he did this at the same time that he was helping restore america's confidence in its role in international affairs following the collapse of cambodia and the fall of saigon. he was also able to focus the attention of the world and his country on other important matters. persuaded israel and egypt to accept an interim truce agreement, the first ever for the two countries. he was the first president to begin to emphasize the...

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saying maybe you'd be a good idea to outsource congresstochinaorindia. good morning, charles. caller: good morning, steve. two observations. for the people who argue this is a law that has already passed i would like to point out almost a century ago we passed a law for prohibition. it almost destroyed the country before we had enough common sense to turn around and repeal. the same thing is going to happen with obamacare. the second observation is, as far as defaulting on our debt, i hope we do, because if nothing else, it will make foreign countries such as china aware that we can't pay our bills and maybe it might even force congress to live within a budget we can afford, for god's sake. everybody knows we are spending more money than we have. what are they going to break up and use some common sense? there is none in congress. host: ok, thank you, charles. you mentioned asia. the president was supposed to be at that conference. basically loans from asia account for half of the gross domestic product in terms of the economy. guest: right. the caller made good comments. the

saying maybe you'd be a good idea to outsource congress to china or india. good morning, charles. caller: good morning, steve. two observations. for the people who argue this is a law that has already passed i would like to point out almost a century ago we passed a law for prohibition. it almost destroyed the country before we had enough common sense to turn around and repeal. the same thing is going to happen with obamacare. the second observation is, as far as defaulting on our debt, i hope...

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beentochina, abouta different trade missions and i'm probably going back to asia this fall. we try to work with a variety of countries relative to the opportunities to export more of our goods and services out of nebraska and other states, and have had significant investment for chinese companies into nebraska. i've learned this from another governor. governor markell was talking about how we learn from each other. early on, when i was governor, i learned from another governor, a reverse the trade mission. i've done two of them where we have invited the world to visit nebraska. they have been successful. we have had over 125 business and foreign officials come to nebraska to learn firsthand what we have to offer, and as a result of those visits, many companies decided to invest in the state of nebraska, and we were very pleased about that. >> absolutely right -- huge opportunities for us to work together, and when we last met as a group in july, there were a number of governors or party secretaries from china that were part of that meeting. we think about that as an opportunity to

been to china, about a different trade missions and i'm probably going back to asia this fall. we try to work with a variety of countries relative to the opportunities to export more of our goods and services out of nebraska and other states, and have had significant investment for chinese companies into nebraska. i've learned this from another governor. governor markell was talking about how we learn from each other. early on, when i was governor, i learned from another governor, a reverse...

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. it's a different sensibility. >> it's a nixon-to-china thing. >> right. it's a different sensibility and -- >> confidence about that. >> right. again, i think we as democrats need to be very careful to think this is over with latinos. it's not. i think the playing surface is a beneficial one to the democrats right now and i think there's plenty of work. >> sorry. >> but the work needs to continue to solidify that. they -- this is an electorate that is too diverse. there's generational change happening in it. you need to stay engaged. you need to -- you know, those 800,000 to a million hispanics who are aging into the electorate need to be reached out to, need to be cultivated, need to be worked, you know, quite frankly, by both parties. i'm hoping the republicans won't. [laughter] as a partisan. and then there is this question and i don't know -- i don't think the research has been done yet and roberto can correct me if i'm wrong here, in terms of this kind of millennial question. >> yes. >> the latino electorate is young and getting younger, and the question is how -- are they going

. it's a different sensibility. >> it's a nixon-to-china thing. >> right. it's a different sensibility and -- >> confidence about that. >> right. again, i think we as democrats need to be very careful to think this is over with latinos. it's not. i think the playing surface is a beneficial one to the democrats right now and i think there's plenty of work. >> sorry. >> but the work needs to continue to solidify that. they -- this is an electorate that is too...

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and around the world. if elected president, i will help lead the effort to reach outtochina, russia,india, countries all over the world, i will help lead the effort to stand up to the fossil fuel industry and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energy. [applause] now, i want to connect a few dots here. i want you to ask yourselves, how does it happen that we have a major political party, the republicans, who refuse to even acknowledge climate change, let alone be prepared to do anything about it. how does that happen? i'll tell you how it happens. it happens because the day that any republican candidate stood up and said climate change is real and has to be dealt with, on that day that republican candidate would lose campaign contributions from the koch brothers and the fossil fuel industry. and that is what a corrupt campaign finance system is doing to our country. and i say to my republican colleagues. think about your kids. think about your grandchildren. think about the future of this planet. stop worrying about where you're go

and around the world. if elected president, i will help lead the effort to reach out to china, russia, india, countries all over the world, i will help lead the effort to stand up to the fossil fuel industry and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energy. [applause] now, i want to connect a few dots here. i want you to ask yourselves, how does it happen that we have a major political party, the republicans, who refuse to even acknowledge...

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face another challenge in arisingchina. chinaisattendant to the interests of its government but it too often disregards the rights of its people. it's selective in the freedoms it allows, and as with its one child policy, it can be ruthless in crushing the freedoms it denies. in conducting trade with america, it permits flagrant patent and copyright violations, forestalls american businesses from competing in its market and manipulates its currency to obtain unfair advantage. it's in our mutual interest, of course, for china to be a partner for a stable and secure world, and we welcome its participation in trade. but the cheating must finally be brought to a stop. the president hasn't done it and won't do it, and i will. [applause] >> we will need that same clarity of purpose and resolve in the middle east. america can't be neutral in the outcome there. we've got to clearly stand for the values of representative government, economic opportunity and human rights, and we must stand against the extension of iranian or jihadist influence. egypt is at the center of this drama. in man

face another challenge in a rising china. china is attendant to the interests of its government but it too often disregards the rights of its people. it's selective in the freedoms it allows, and as with its one child policy, it can be ruthless in crushing the freedoms it denies. in conducting trade with america, it permits flagrant patent and copyright violations, forestalls american businesses from competing in its market and manipulates its currency to obtain unfair advantage. it's in our...

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greater than all of the combinedinchina, --and saudi arabia. our government will not let us have our resources because we have an agenda that says we cannot. that is stupid right now. [applause] we need to come back to the center because i'm not sure we treated people in the center fairly. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. i appreciate your candor. we need more of that. i look at you as a leader regardless if i agree with you all the time. >> you are like my wife. >> i appreciate you. my question is not to get down in the weeds. i am a ceo and i have some specific policy questions i would like to talk about. tonight i want to ask, i ask you over a year ago a question regarding the leadership and what was going on in congress. it only got worse. i was half-hearted the asking last year but i am serious tonight that what i see happen throughout history is that society's crumble from within. that is what i'm afraid of for my own children. not for me. i have had the honor and privilege of working with david petraeus. i was part of the invasion force. we lost our daring as

greater than all of the combined in china, -- and saudi arabia. our government will not let us have our resources because we have an agenda that says we cannot. that is stupid right now. [applause] we need to come back to the center because i'm not sure we treated people in the center fairly. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. i appreciate your candor. we need more of that. i look at you as a leader regardless if i agree with you all the time. >> you are like my...

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. friends -- france, britain,russia,china. theyhave a pretty good understanding of this field and of the challenges. i have appreciated the way in which they and germany, which is the plus one, all came together, all contributed, all work part of this. thisre not just looking at table negotiating. you are looking at what the international community, the p5 was one, -- plus one, negotiated. they are experts. every one of them, and nuclear technology, and ratification, and verification. they are smart people who have spent a lifetime doing this. they have signed off on this agreement. i am joined by two cabinet secretaries, who's helped was absolutely invaluable. i think all of you for the role that congress plays. i was privileged to be the chairman of this committee when we passed the sanctions effort. debate.emember the we passed it unanimously. it played a very significant the in bringing her into table and helping to make it clear that we needed to bring about a serious and productive negotiations with iran. from the day that those talks began, we were crystal clear that we would

. friends -- france, britain, russia, china. they have a pretty good understanding of this field and of the challenges. i have appreciated the way in which they and germany, which is the plus one, all came together, all contributed, all work part of this. thisre not just looking at table negotiating. you are looking at what the international community, the p5 was one, -- plus one, negotiated. they are experts. every one of them, and nuclear technology, and ratification, and verification. they...

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thesouthchinaseabecauseofwhatchinaisdoing in building up -- these military installations. we have problems with russia. just the other day russia allowed a television camera to see the plans for a drone submarine that could carry a tactical nuclear weapon. so we've got to look at the full range and then come to some smart decisions about have -- having more streamlined and focused defense. john dickerson: senator sanders, i'm sorry, we're gonna have to take a break now. we will have more of the democratic debate here from drake university in des moines, iowa. john dickerson: want to turn now from terrorism to another important issue for many americans, the financial squeeze on the middle class. for that, we go to my cbs news colleague, nancy cordes. nancy? nancy cordes: john, thanks so much. we've learned a lot during the course of this campaign about the is that you'd like to do -- that you think help the middle class. so we haven't learned quite as much about who would pick up the tab. so secretary clinton, first to you, you want to cap individual prescription drug cost

the south china sea because of what china is doing in building up -- these military installations. we have problems with russia. just the other day russia allowed a television camera to see the plans for a drone submarine that could carry a tactical nuclear weapon. so we've got to look at the full range and then come to some smart decisions about have -- having more streamlined and focused defense. john dickerson: senator sanders, i'm sorry, we're gonna have to take a break now. we will have...

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the oil from getting out. the canadians are looking seriously at a partnershipwithchinatobuild the pipeline due west of vancouver. imagine american president so destructive that he forces canada into a partnership with china because they're more reliable than the united states, i would have thought it impossible. it goes against our deepest interests. we have a national security and an economic interest in developing energy security. we want to develop the maximum amount of new oil and gas because it will drive down the price of gasoline, which has doubled under obama and is continuing to go up because he is so deeply anti-american energy. it creates jobs and it lowers the cost of gasoline. the second reason is because i want us to become completely independent from the metal least -- the middle east. [applause] no american president should ever again bow to a saudi king. [applause] crowd: newt, newt, newt! >> people say to me, how you do all this? i will show you. of course you can do it. i need your help on tuesday to then receive the nomination. when we win the nomination, w

the oil from getting out. the canadians are looking seriously at a partnership with china to build the pipeline due west of vancouver. imagine american president so destructive that he forces canada into a partnership with china because they're more reliable than the united states, i would have thought it impossible. it goes against our deepest interests. we have a national security and an economic interest in developing energy security. we want to develop the maximum amount of new oil and gas...

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filmed where she featuredthechinathatwas purchased in mexico, very colorful. spent a lotohnson of time here at the ranch. it provided a lot of respite from the turmoil of washington. >> first lady, lady bird johnson, monday night live at 8 p.m. eastern. >> on this weekends newsmakers, vermont senator patrick leahy is our guest. he is the chair of the senate judiciary committee and he talks about the ongoing debate in congress over the nsa surveillance program as well as efforts by his committee to provide additional oversight to the programs. there is a preview. the question is how far does this go? let me give you an example. if we follow this to the obvious conclusion, that there is the right to do all kinds of collection, it could be your , a family member posner correctors, year children's medical records at school, your employer's records if you were turned down for a job and you never know why because somebody had something in the employment record that has been misread or read .orrectly it is easy to say that people want to support all of this stuff and say well, we want to

filmed where she featured the china that was purchased in mexico, very colorful. spent a lotohnson of time here at the ranch. it provided a lot of respite from the turmoil of washington. >> first lady, lady bird johnson, monday night live at 8 p.m. eastern. >> on this weekends newsmakers, vermont senator patrick leahy is our guest. he is the chair of the senate judiciary committee and he talks about the ongoing debate in congress over the nsa surveillance program as well as efforts...

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chinathatis making aggressive territorial moves in thesouthchinasea.building weapons that can destroy our satellites in time of warfare. obama allows our navy to sync to a level of ships at sea not seen since 1916. an f on the reset button policy, and f on asia policy general. obama has not protected american sovereignty. for all of you who care about important domestic social issues, never forget that the left in this country dissatisfied with what it gets in our democratic trusses, tries to go international, to take issues like gun control, the arms trade treaty, and impose them on the u.s. externally. issues that we think should be debated properly and in free and open debate here, they want to send to the united nations. that is deep in obama's heart. american security is not just economic and political and military, it's about these critical issues to. obama gets an f on protecting american sovereignty. he has damaged our defense budget. the list goes on and on and on. [applause] we are in danger as a result but what should the voters of iowa and other key states do in ju

china that is making aggressive territorial moves in the south china sea. building weapons that can destroy our satellites in time of warfare. obama allows our navy to sync to a level of ships at sea not seen since 1916. an f on the reset button policy, and f on asia policy general. obama has not protected american sovereignty. for all of you who care about important domestic social issues, never forget that the left in this country dissatisfied with what it gets in our democratic trusses,...

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these great jobs in america and stop exporting them to,like,chinaandall of these other places? taxcan't we lower the brackets for the major corporations to keep the jobs here? let them be profitable and let us bring the young folks so they can survive. instead of paying rent, they can buy homes. gov. christie: you are singing my song, man. by the way, this is something that is personal to me and pat. we have teed up children in college. our oldest son andrew is getting ready to start his senior year at princeton. -- we have two children in hollis. for that school, we are paying $60,000 a year. sarah is starting her sophomore year at notre dame. is $62,000 a year. during my five days off, we were just writing those checks. so, i'm glad this is the gravity center -- [laughter] my wallettie: because is much lighter than it was before. i need this extra gravity here in new boston. here is what i propose. all of these plans i talk about, you can go to my website. they are all detailed there. chrischristie.com. if you're having trouble sleeping, it will help you, believe me. we have

these great jobs in america and stop exporting them to, like, china and all of these other places? taxcan't we lower the brackets for the major corporations to keep the jobs here? let them be profitable and let us bring the young folks so they can survive. instead of paying rent, they can buy homes. gov. christie: you are singing my song, man. by the way, this is something that is personal to me and pat. we have teed up children in college. our oldest son andrew is getting ready to start his...

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its means, borrowing more money from countrieslikechinatofund its government, which simply means we'll have a debt crisis just like europe. we can't afford four more years like these last four years. we can't stand for that. the president is not giving us much of a second term agenda. he's not staying here are my abc's. he put out astelic 20-page brochure the other day, but you don't have to read it to know where we're headed. we know that he's promising a $2 trillion tax increase starting in january. of the 21 tax increases just in obama care, 12 of them hit middle income taxpayers. remember when he stayed he wouldn't have a middle income tax increase? well, there are 12 episodes, 12 examples where he failed to do that one. remember when he said he'd cut the deficit in half over four years. we've had trillion dollar deficits each and every year. remember when he said he'd bring people together to solve the country's biggest problems? this is the third president i've served with, it's the most partisan atmosphere i've ever seen. look, look at john casey. i learned a lot from that

its means, borrowing more money from countries like china to fund its government, which simply means we'll have a debt crisis just like europe. we can't afford four more years like these last four years. we can't stand for that. the president is not giving us much of a second term agenda. he's not staying here are my abc's. he put out astelic 20-page brochure the other day, but you don't have to read it to know where we're headed. we know that he's promising a $2 trillion tax increase starting...

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passions has been to think about u.s.-china relations in this strategic road map. i am inclined to do what steven colbert did and say you have a new book out -- what is it about? >> it is such a confusing title. [laughter] >> he won the nobel prize in 1973. you had such an accomplished and storied career. you need to members of china's release than anyone else. i am interested in how you see china today. we have the sixth generation of leaders about to take over this next year. recently, army analysts looking at the national security strategy report issued by president obama last year set a america is in strategic -- said america is in strategic contraction. i would be interested in seeing where we are going, where is china going. if you could buy stock in china, which stock would you buy? >> i would not accept the proposition. that will get us into a situation with itself producing prophecies. economically, china is obviously growing. it is hard not to admit we are in a strategic contraction when we withdraw from afghanistan and i iraq and when the national contention seems to be dev

passions has been to think about u.s.-china relations in this strategic road map. i am inclined to do what steven colbert did and say you have a new book out -- what is it about? >> it is such a confusing title. [laughter] >> he won the nobel prize in 1973. you had such an accomplished and storied career. you need to members of china's release than anyone else. i am interested in how you see china today. we have the sixth generation of leaders about to take over this next year....

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times as productive as our friendsinchina. ladiesand gentlemen, we want to make sure we have the most productive best educated and best trained workers in the world. that is why we trained 1000 more mass and science teachers. we need that. we want to recruit these folks fifth as community colleges, we know we can create 2 million american workers and give them the skills for the high-tech manufacturing jobs of the future. there are 600,000 jobs in america tech doubleday -- in america today. that is why we paired up with community colleges, creating thousands and thousands of peace and pave jawfish if the fate of those fifth -- thousands and thousands of decent paying jobs, but they oppose it. we are going to cut the growth of college tuition in half. [cheers and applause] we have already reduced the deficit. in four years, we will reduce it by another $1 trillion. there is an easy way to do this. we have to make some difficult decisions. we have to ask fifth very wealthy to pay more. ladies and gentlemen, we are going to end the war in afghanistan as we did in iraq. [cheers and a

times as productive as our friends in china. ladies and gentlemen, we want to make sure we have the most productive best educated and best trained workers in the world. that is why we trained 1000 more mass and science teachers. we need that. we want to recruit these folks fifth as community colleges, we know we can create 2 million american workers and give them the skills for the high-tech manufacturing jobs of the future. there are 600,000 jobs in america tech doubleday -- in america today....

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mentioned hereischina. andthey are very much involved in the situation, including developing two of the largest oil field in iran under sanctions. i don't think the issue isn't application of two tough sanctions. it is an issue of not applying the sanctions we already have. the chinese imports 60% of iran's oil exports. they built a real system. they built roads. they were very much involved in iran. the russians are very much involved. that is another country we have maybe mentioned once or twice in here. it is not just the u.s.. we have lost leverage. some people in the city think we can do some ink and the world jumps. this is a different world. china is a powerful country. russia is not as powerful in its economy. it is degraded, and its leaders or something else. but the chinese are a powerful country that wants more influence in the middle east and they are moving into every single country. it is one of few countries that helped saudi arabia and iran at the same time. they support the palestinians and the israelis at the same time. they are playing a double game and they are playi

mentioned here is china. and they are very much involved in the situation, including developing two of the largest oil field in iran under sanctions. i don't think the issue isn't application of two tough sanctions. it is an issue of not applying the sanctions we already have. the chinese imports 60% of iran's oil exports. they built a real system. they built roads. they were very much involved in iran. the russians are very much involved. that is another country we have maybe mentioned once...

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-span.org. >> with the president obama attending his last g20 summitinchinathisweekend with several other world leaders. this included a joint news conference earlier with british prime minister theresa may. the two were asked but u.s. u.k. relations, brexit, and combating terrorism. this is 25 minutes. president obama: good morning, everybody. saying what an by pleasure it was for me to meet with prime minister may and congratulate her on becoming prime minister. before inen together other settings. this is the first time that i had a chance to address her as madam prime minister. i am glad that teresa and i could meet early in her tenure. the prime minister continues to be a steadying influence during a time of transition. there was a wide-ranging conversation, it began with the basic premise that even as the u.k. has an orderly exit from the eu, together we reaffirm the special relationship between the united states and the united kingdom. it will not simply indoor, -- lnure, but -- endure, but wil continue through time. our two countries will be discussing ways in which

-span.org. >> with the president obama attending his last g20 summit in china this weekend with several other world leaders. this included a joint news conference earlier with british prime minister theresa may. the two were asked but u.s. u.k. relations, brexit, and combating terrorism. this is 25 minutes. president obama: good morning, everybody. saying what an by pleasure it was for me to meet with prime minister may and congratulate her on becoming prime minister. before inen together...

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be able toconfrontchina. wehave to be able to deal with the cyber threat. we have to deal with the challenge of rising powers. all of these things are the kinds of threats we will confront. on -- what kind of forced we need to have to do with those threats. clearly, i need your advice and guidance as we try to structure the future in the defense department. >> on that point, if we want the country to have patience with respect to fighting a long war, it will be even more important to define very clearly what is the vital national interest in terms of our current operations. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator sessions. this is the kind of thing we do need to be talking about. secretary panetta, you said that the defense department has doubled and the last 10 years. actually, i find it to be an 84% increase, not quite double. over 10 years, that is the base budget. that is and it -- that is a significant increase, but not as much as some of the counts our government has had. the 10-year cost for both wars was about 1.3 trillion dollars. -- $1.30 trillion. the war cost will be no mor

be able to confront china. we have to be able to deal with the cyber threat. we have to deal with the challenge of rising powers. all of these things are the kinds of threats we will confront. on -- what kind of forced we need to have to do with those threats. clearly, i need your advice and guidance as we try to structure the future in the defense department. >> on that point, if we want the country to have patience with respect to fighting a long war, it will be even more important to...

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many critical issues.russia,china, andiran continue to support via sought dictatorship. they have sent arms, the plight revolutionary guards, advising and assisting the security forces in repressing them a. in repressing the iran's green movement home in 2009, although i think we have not heard the last of the grain movement. the bottom line is that the obama administration must abandon wishful thinking about the nature of that regime, the effectiveness of the united nations and the supposed benefits with russia. if this is to successfully address was going on inside syria. the timid syria policy is especially grating when compared to its policy on egypt. there, the administration pressed for mubarak to resign in a matter of weeks despite the fact it was a longtime ally. it took five months to issue similar calls for the resignation of assad. the country gained a reputation for quickly abandoning its friends while courting its enemies. i think we will find it has more enemies and less friends. this is likely to be one of the lasting legacies of the obama administration in the

many critical issues. russia, china, and iran continue to support via sought dictatorship. they have sent arms, the plight revolutionary guards, advising and assisting the security forces in repressing them a. in repressing the iran's green movement home in 2009, although i think we have not heard the last of the grain movement. the bottom line is that the obama administration must abandon wishful thinking about the nature of that regime, the effectiveness of the united nations and the...

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has been unwilling to use that leverage to persuade pyongyang to change course.whilechinamayhave expressed its displeasure with the north's recent missile launch, the fact remains that beijing serves as pyongyang's economic lifeline, sending food and fuel to prop up the north korean regime and luxury goods to satisfy the north korean elite. china continues to play this role because beijing fears a flood of refugees from an unstable north korea more than a nuclear north korea armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. my guess is that beijing also likes having a buffer between itself and south korea, a strong u.s. ally. by enabling the north korean regime is aggressive and reckless behavior, which threatens regional stability, china in up undermining its own security calculus. just what kind of regime is south korea backing? life under the youngkim is as bleak as ever, with the average person enjoying no real religious our personal freedoms. hundreds of thousands of political prisoners remain in prison in gulags. others endeavour to skate by any means possible, even if it

has been unwilling to use that leverage to persuade pyongyang to change course. while china may have expressed its displeasure with the north's recent missile launch, the fact remains that beijing serves as pyongyang's economic lifeline, sending food and fuel to prop up the north korean regime and luxury goods to satisfy the north korean elite. china continues to play this role because beijing fears a flood of refugees from an unstable north korea more than a nuclear north korea armed with...

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continues to grow. it is overwhelming in our interestthatchinagrowsin wet the world economy grow believe success is fundamentally linked to ours. the ocean both east and west, particularly to the indispensable specific nations to help us shape a prosperous future for america, for their people and for the world. think you all so for being gracious and listening. inc. you. -- thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] henry waxman tomorrow on " newsmakers." he speaks of the debate over the keystone xl pipeline. he also gives his views on last week vote in the house to delay the healthcare law for one year. you can watch the remarks tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.) c-span. helen thomas died today at the age of 92. in her career, she covered every president since dwight eisenhower. she worked for united press international where she was think the first bureau manager. and samonversation donaldson about their experiences covering the presidency. we are delighted to welcome helen thomas. wi

continues to grow. it is overwhelming in our interest that china grows in wet the world economy grow believe success is fundamentally linked to ours. the ocean both east and west, particularly to the indispensable specific nations to help us shape a prosperous future for america, for their people and for the world. think you all so for being gracious and listening. inc. you. -- thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable...

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competing with people from indiaandchina. theonly tax our businesses and at the highest tax rates, we lose and they win. >> april 5 of last year, congressman paul ryan outlines details of what is now known as the ryan plan. from the "washington journal," his speeches in washington and elsewhere in the country, now on the campaign trail. he made his first appearance in 1995 as a staff member. three years later, he returned as a newly elected member of congress. this is from november 17, 1998. it is all part of c-span's video library as the track his career in washington and wisconsin. you can check it out anytime at c-span.org/videolibrary. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> sees spans coverage of the republican national convention continues live from tampa. -- c-span's coverage continues. this is where the convention will be held beginning tuesday. its seats about 20,000 people and about $40 million in upgrades went in prior to the convention being held. just down the street, the building just coming on y

competing with people from india and china. the only tax our businesses and at the highest tax rates, we lose and they win. >> april 5 of last year, congressman paul ryan outlines details of what is now known as the ryan plan. from the "washington journal," his speeches in washington and elsewhere in the country, now on the campaign trail. he made his first appearance in 1995 as a staff member. three years later, he returned as a newly elected member of congress. this is from...

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and they are not impressed. strategic rivals like russiaandchina, hostilepeople are drawing conclusions and take note on the hard things that we do as the preeminent the mocker see. -- democracy. this goes back to fdr. the finest amend new how to choose a message of strength. -- of me knew how to choose a message of strength. i think of the reagan military buildup of the 1980's. american resolve in unmistakable terms. i think of a few days after saddam hussein was taken into american custody. among others who were paying attention was the dictator of libya, who let it be known that we could come and take away his entire inventory of nuclear components. we did. what would have to doff he done in 2011 -- qaddafi done in 2011? they watch what our leaders do in america and they listen to what our leaders say. a few of our most single-minded enemies might wonder why president obama was talking about the terrorists being on the run when the opposite was happening. by the estimates of the rand corporation, since 2010, there has been a 58% increase in the number of jihadist groups a

and they are not impressed. strategic rivals like russia and china, hostile people are drawing conclusions and take note on the hard things that we do as the preeminent the mocker see. -- democracy. this goes back to fdr. the finest amend new how to choose a message of strength. -- of me knew how to choose a message of strength. i think of the reagan military buildup of the 1980's. american resolve in unmistakable terms. i think of a few days after saddam hussein was taken into american...

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-- sidelined itself is basically a troublesome prospect, whether you are in africaorchinaorindia or others. so the bigger picture is a combination of dealing with the substantive challenges that the u.s. and europe and japan face, but also a sense about what role they would play in shaping this future international system that does, as everybody here working on development knows, have some incredible opportunities. one does not have to look at gloom and doom in this. africa has grown an average of about 5% for a decade. there's lots of opportunities there. we have private capital growing. china has grown 9.9%. it depends how you look at the world, but there are great opportunities, but they have to be seized, and we have to figure out how developed and emerging markets were together in a different way than they did in the past. bob, another news item getting a lot of justified attention is the food crisis in eastern africa, where 11 million people are at some risk in the current drought. this is everything from research on seats, including different conditions of climate change and

-- sidelined itself is basically a troublesome prospect, whether you are in africa or china or india or others. so the bigger picture is a combination of dealing with the substantive challenges that the u.s. and europe and japan face, but also a sense about what role they would play in shaping this future international system that does, as everybody here working on development knows, have some incredible opportunities. one does not have to look at gloom and doom in this. africa has grown an...

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matter in russia, the matterinchina. >>more with katrina lantos sweat, tonight on"q &a." >> nearly 1500 perished on the ship called unsinkable. >> once the lookout bells were sounded, the lookouts sighted in a spurt ahead and they struck a bell's three times. that is a warning saying there is some logic said. does not mean dead ahead, it means ahead of the ship that it does not say what kind of object propelled the lookout went to a telephone and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is that they saw. when the farm was finally answered, the entire conversation was what do you see? the response was icebergs right ahead and the response from the officer was, thank you. >> samuel halpern on the troops and minutes of that night, part of american history tv on c-span 3. >> president obama was in boca raton, fla. last report he announced a new tax proposal, the buffett rule would require americans earning one more than $1 million per year to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. tomorrow, on the eve of tax day, the senate is scheduled to vote on l

matter in russia, the matter in china. >> more with katrina lantos sweat, tonight on"q &a." >> nearly 1500 perished on the ship called unsinkable. >> once the lookout bells were sounded, the lookouts sighted in a spurt ahead and they struck a bell's three times. that is a warning saying there is some logic said. does not mean dead ahead, it means ahead of the ship that it does not say what kind of object propelled the lookout went to a telephone and called down...

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can't and we were talking about that who's going to deal with india. the nations andespeciallychina, whichpurchase such a large amount that continue to purchase iranian oil, if we could get them to do more to scale back their energy purchases, i think it would take the sanctions regime, which are having an effect, and make them even more effective and hopefully help us. we have a meeting in early july and i think senator reid pulled it together with the number two leader of the chinese government and i asked him this question. you've reduced your oil purchases from iran for a variety of reasons, including to help the sanctions. could you reduce them dramatically further and then say, but if you give up your nuclear program, we're going buy a lot more from you, so have a stick, but then have a carrot, and could india do the same thing, dramatically reduce oil purchases, but with a carrot down the road, or japan could do the same thing, and the response to the chinese official was very adroit and very quick. he said he would be very willing to consider cutting our purchases from iran

can't and we were talking about that who's going to deal with india. the nations and especially china, which purchase such a large amount that continue to purchase iranian oil, if we could get them to do more to scale back their energy purchases, i think it would take the sanctions regime, which are having an effect, and make them even more effective and hopefully help us. we have a meeting in early july and i think senator reid pulled it together with the number two leader of the chinese...

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enough to give up their weapons, so could we. by the way, the official policyinchinaisalready there. if you say we never use them first, you're saying pretty much the same thing. it is not precise, but it is pretty much the same thing. if he could get into that kind of a situation, you could envision a world in which if everyone was producing more or less simultaneously, like we're trying to do with russia now, an adequate deterrent could be maintained until the last minute when the last weapons were reduced. the return could be reduced as you go along. the other side has nuclear weapons, you need less to deter the possibility that they might use them. that is the concept for how you get out of this. is is a long, difficult process. as long as we are in the box we are in now and we are not on a path to zero, and that requires all sorts of stuff to get on that path, incentives will not be there, at least in my view. any time one state has the clear weapons, the one thing that really works is deterrence if you want to protect yourself against that state's nuclear weapons. some other s

enough to give up their weapons, so could we. by the way, the official policy in china is already there. if you say we never use them first, you're saying pretty much the same thing. it is not precise, but it is pretty much the same thing. if he could get into that kind of a situation, you could envision a world in which if everyone was producing more or less simultaneously, like we're trying to do with russia now, an adequate deterrent could be maintained until the last minute when the last...

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like russia and rising powerslikechinathatmight be looking to change or offend the international order. many of us in washington think -- up and -- upend the international order. many of us in washington think tanks struggle with these issues every day. today we are fortunate to have a unique cross spectrum of views. right now, the left and right are divided not only left and right but within the left and within the right on how america might think about its role in the world in the coming 10, 15, 20 years. we are lucky to have people with us your spokesman from all of these different vantage points. -- who are spokesman from all of these different vantage points. this of them was inspired by an article in american prospect. the article looked at realism old and new. of whether the idea the obama administration has sort of been tugged between two different views of america's role in the world, one being the one rooted in american aadership and america having unique role in leading in the world stage. the other being a more pragmatic look at what america's power and to affect grea

like russia and rising powers like china that might be looking to change or offend the international order. many of us in washington think -- up and -- upend the international order. many of us in washington think tanks struggle with these issues every day. today we are fortunate to have a unique cross spectrum of views. right now, the left and right are divided not only left and right but within the left and within the right on how america might think about its role in the world in the coming...

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that's a complicated world. when you go intothatchinashopyou got to be careful when you throw your weight around. 40 years later vietnam still recalls for me the ultimate purpose of diplomacy, and that's what we're looking at this week at chautauqua. can we work amicably with other countries, with other religions, with other people? what's the best way to avoid the war and conflict that we've seen in our country over the last 10 years? are we capable of meeting the biblical challenge? and it's an important one for all of us, no matter what our faith is, to reflect upon, can we deliver peace among the nations? because that's our job, all of us who live here on earth. and we know in our hearts that it may never be possible. as the ancient greeks put it, it may never be possible, they said, to tame the savageness of man. but we know that we have to try. and our path can be illuminated by a phrase robert kennedy used in his brief and tragic run for the presidency in 1968. he said that one of the purposes of our country must be -- and these are tennyson's words, the british poet, alfred

that's a complicated world. when you go into that china shop you got to be careful when you throw your weight around. 40 years later vietnam still recalls for me the ultimate purpose of diplomacy, and that's what we're looking at this week at chautauqua. can we work amicably with other countries, with other religions, with other people? what's the best way to avoid the war and conflict that we've seen in our country over the last 10 years? are we capable of meeting the biblical challenge? and...

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the next two years of our relationshipwithchinaandthey turned to asia. it will be a very significant part of our foreign-policy in the next three years. hopefully, at the outset, we are brief and to the president's second term. three years from now, we will look back on what the president did to engage china and work with china on issues and it will be a big part of his foreign- policy legacy. >> i think your question is a good one. it is significant that the president of the council of foreign relations, an old friend of mine, has written a book called "foreign-policy begins at home." that is the last thing that you would expect him to write. he wrote that book because he argues and i think this is an instinctive wrong -- instinctive among them -- instinct among americans are now that we have to get things right at home and make adjustments. i think there is a war weariness in the country. you see it in the polls on syria will stop there is a lot of relief support for more intervention in syria. there's not a lot of popular support. we are in one of those times where we

the next two years of our relationship with china and they turned to asia. it will be a very significant part of our foreign-policy in the next three years. hopefully, at the outset, we are brief and to the president's second term. three years from now, we will look back on what the president did to engage china and work with china on issues and it will be a big part of his foreign- policy legacy. >> i think your question is a good one. it is significant that the president of the council...

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not receive too much publicity. the state councilofchinadecidedthat there would be 5 million of debt to cars in china from zero. 5 million. they do not take too many objectives. all car manufacturers are being told that if you want to expand your operation are build a new plan, the best come with a new energy car. i think the future is zero emissions. we are going to have to be patient enough and strategic enough to maintain that. >> i want to come back to china in a minute. let's stick to the u.s. market, the one the people in this room know the best. last month, the numbers were around 500. you have to be disappointed. at one point, you said you were going to sell a least 20,000 electric cars in 2012. it looks like you will not get there. >> i am looking at global sales of minicars coming. >> global you are talking 6000 or 7000. >> last year, we sold 25,000. today is the most sold electric car in history. this year, our forecast is double. if you focus on one particular market and say you only sold 500, it is disappointing. we cannot get all of our cars right of every month. t

not receive too much publicity. the state council of china decided that there would be 5 million of debt to cars in china from zero. 5 million. they do not take too many objectives. all car manufacturers are being told that if you want to expand your operation are build a new plan, the best come with a new energy car. i think the future is zero emissions. we are going to have to be patient enough and strategic enough to maintain that. >> i want to come back to china in a minute. let's...

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,china, france,the united kingdom, russia, germany, and the european union that negotiated this agreement with iran. they have pursued this agreement in order to get iran to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation treaty obligations and to comply with un security council resolutions passed since 2006, calling on iran to comply with his commitments and halt its program until such time there is a conference of agreements. congress, members of congress, said they wanted to weigh in. they wanted to have a say on this, even though this is not a treaty, technically speaking, that they have the legal authority to provide and consent on. that is what led to the process we have seen in the last few days. host: a process that officially ends september 17, when that 60 day clock ends. we go to pennsylvania. line for independents. raymond, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to jog people's memory. in the 1970's, pakistan was in pursuit of a nuclear weapon. there are also characterized as terrorists, backing terrorist organizations, and if they got a nuclear weapon, there may

, china, france, the united kingdom, russia, germany, and the european union that negotiated this agreement with iran. they have pursued this agreement in order to get iran to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation treaty obligations and to comply with un security council resolutions passed since 2006, calling on iran to comply with his commitments and halt its program until such time there is a conference of agreements. congress, members of congress, said they wanted to weigh in. they wanted...